''Mario's War'' ( it, La guerra di Mario) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by

Antonio Capuano Antonio Capuano may refer to: * Antonio Capuano (actor) (died 1963), Argentine actor * Antonio Capuano (director) Antonio Capuano (born 9 April 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. After a long apprenticeship in television as ...

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

won the 2006

David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandin ...

for her performance as Giulia.

Plot summary

A determined mother struggles to raise her adopted son with love and understanding as the disapproving eyes of her boyfriend and mother weigh heavily on her conscience.

Cast

: Giulia * Andrea Renzi: Sandro *

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: Adriana Cutolo * Rosaria De Cicco: Nunzia *

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External links

* 2005 films 2000s Italian-language films 2005 drama films Films about children Films set in Naples Films directed by Antonio Capuano Italian drama films 2000s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub